1960  In Ontario, the larger cities have a board of control, and controllers are elected at the same time as the mayor and aldermen. Controllers are members of the city council as well as being members of the board of control.
1962  Three sitting controllers are conducting strong campaigns for re-election with Controller Donald Summerville making his first bid for the mayoralty in an attempt to unseat Nathan Phillips.
1966  Since acquiring the land after World War II the Toronto controller has planted 60,000 trees there.